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• Thurman Flats Earth Day Volunteer Event Copy link to this event
  

  Date(s): Apr 20, 2024

  Come on out and volunteer with the forest, San Gorgonio Wilderness Association and the Fisheries Resources Volunteer Corps on Earth Day.

  This stewardship event takes place at Thurman Flats Day Use Area, April 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The activities that day will include:

  • Clearing weeds, garbage and debris from parking lot and picnic area
  • Trimming overhanging branches
  • Collecting garbage from Mill Creek
  • Trimming branches from trail that leads down to Mill Creek and any overhead branches by walkways
  • Cleaning out BBQ units

  Thurman Flats Day Use area is located off State Route 38 near Mountain Home Village and north of Yucaipa.

  

  Fees: Free

  Registration required: No

  Sponsor Contact: FRVC, SGWA and Sand to Snow Nat'l Monument

• Green Thumbs Earth Day Volunteer Event Copy link to this event
  

  Date(s): Apr 20, 2024

  Volunteer with the forest and Southern California Mountains Foundation on Earth Day. The event takes place April 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Miller Canyon Restoration Site, east of Silverwood Lake. This event will focus on restoring lands along a fork of the Mojave River, while improving pollinator habitat and user-created damage near the Miller Canyon OHV Staging Area.

  Activities for this event may include invasive species removal, watering and restoration site maintenance, and the collection and dispersal of native seeds.

  Pre-Registration is required as space is limited.

  Registration closes April 18.

  To RSVP, email Megan or Lisa. Once you have secured a spot for this event, another email will follow with the meeting location and directions.

  Fees: Free

  Registration required: Yes

  Sponsor url: Green Thumbs program

  Sponsor Contact: Green Thumbs

  Phone: (909) 382-2809

• Big Bear Discovery Center Earth Day Event Copy link to this event
  

  Date(s): Apr 20, 2024

  Southern California Mountains Foundation is hosting a celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Big Bear Discovery Center. Visitors can interact with more than 20 organizations and vendors. Activities include:

  • Environmental education
  • Crafts
  • Nature walks
  • Tour of Baldwin Lake Ecological Reserve to see the Pebble Plains belly flower blooms

  

  Located at 40971 North Shore Dr., Fawnskin, CA 92332.

  More info at https://mountainsfoundation.org/events/.

  Fees: Free

  Registration required: No

  Sponsor url: Southern California Mountains Foundation

  Sponsor Contact: Southern California Mountains Foundation

• Monumental Earth Day Copy link to this event
  

  Date(s): Apr 20, 2024

  Hosted by Friends of the Desert Mountains, Bureau of Land Management and forest staff of the Sand to Snow National Monument. Guests to the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center can help in:

  • Removing invasive plants & dead vegetation
  • Watering plants
  • Stabilizing trail run-off
  • Removing unauthorized bike trails
  • Updating trail signage & posts
  • Planting native species

  

  51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA 92260.

  8 a.m. to 11 a.m.; lunch from 11 a.m. to noon.

  Sign up at https://www.desertmountains.org/calendar/earthday4-24.

  Fees: Free, but must sign up at link.

  Registration required: Yes

  Sponsor url: Friends of the Desert Mountains and Nat'l Monument Staff

  Sponsor Contact: Friends of the Desert Mountains and Nat'l Monument Staff